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 Skipping rod length?
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08/08/17 02:21 PM
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i-Fish
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What do you prefer! I'm currently using a Dobyn's 733 but it's a tad long for those close quarter dock assaults. Do you like a 7'? 6' 9"? 6' 6"?
If you can't find em wind em.
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Re: Skipping rod length?
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08/08/17 02:25 PM
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ColoradoAg
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I use a Dobyns 704 and haven't had any problems with it. It's got enough tip to really whip your bait under stuff while staying stout enough to horse fish out of cover.
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Re: Skipping rod length?
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08/08/17 02:36 PM
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James Biggs
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Re: Skipping rod length?
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08/08/17 03:06 PM
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Mike Keenan
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I'm using a Kistler 6'9" MH with a split handle... I'm skipping jigs all over the place and love it.
R.I.P. Mike "pappy" "broken rod" Green born 07-16-62 on to better fishing 06-10-08. www.basscat.com
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Re: Skipping rod length?
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08/08/17 03:36 PM
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Beast From The East
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6'8 or 6'9 is the way to go.
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Re: Skipping rod length?
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08/08/17 03:39 PM
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TinRangerJim
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What do you prefer! I'm currently using a Dobyn's 733 but it's a tad long for those close quarter dock assaults. Do you like a 7'? 6' 9"? 6' 6"? If you want to stay with Dobyns, take a look at their 683
"Rip Some Lips"
Nevadan by birth, Texan by choice
Retired USAF, 1966-1989
Jim C.
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Re: Skipping rod length?
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08/08/17 03:42 PM
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i-Fish
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What do you prefer! I'm currently using a Dobyn's 733 but it's a tad long for those close quarter dock assaults. Do you like a 7'? 6' 9"? 6' 6"? If you want to stay with Dobyns, take a look at their 683 Dobyn's is my perferred choice but I have other brands in the boat too. Just seems for the money it's hard to beat the Fury line and that's the price point I'm looking to stay at.
If you can't find em wind em.
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Re: Skipping rod length?
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08/08/17 03:46 PM
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TinRangerJim
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What do you prefer! I'm currently using a Dobyn's 733 but it's a tad long for those close quarter dock assaults. Do you like a 7'? 6' 9"? 6' 6"? If you want to stay with Dobyns, take a look at their 683 Dobyn's is my perferred choice but I have other brands in the boat too. Just seems for the money it's hard to beat the Fury line and that's the price point I'm looking to stay at. 
"Rip Some Lips"
Nevadan by birth, Texan by choice
Retired USAF, 1966-1989
Jim C.
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Re: Skipping rod length?
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08/08/17 05:19 PM
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jbcarroll3000
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I've used the Fitzgerald Bryan Thrift series skipping rod for the past 6 months or so. It's 6'9" and works well for me.
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Re: Skipping rod length?
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08/08/17 05:23 PM
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bigbass94
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I prefer a 6'9"-7'0". If I had to pick one it would be 7'0".
"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." - Doug Larson
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Re: Skipping rod length?
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08/08/17 05:24 PM
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joebass2
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Old school here staying with 6'6".
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Re: Skipping rod length?
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08/08/17 06:49 PM
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WattoFish
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I have a MH Dobyns Savvy micro guide in 6'6" with a Daiwa Tatula SV TWS and really like it....I use it exclusively for this technique.
The added accuracy believed to be attributed to a micro guide and the near un-backlashable Daiwa reel make a great set up for me.
The Savvy line is near the price point of the Fury and is the only line to offer micro guides. JMO
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